India cricketer Rinku Singh will get engaged to Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj on June 8 in Lucknow, politician's father Toofani Saroj confirmed on Sunday. The wedding is slated for November 18 this year.
It will be a traditional affair at the Hotel Taj in Varanasi. Invitations are expected to be extended to prominent personalities from the world of cricket, Bollywood, business, and politics.Rinku, 27, has played 2 ODIs and 33 T20Is for India in last couple of years and is an important member of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. The 26-year-old Priya is a first time MP from Jaunpur's Machhlishahr constituency.
Toofani, a two-time former Samajwadi Party MP informed that the "engagement ceremony will be an intimate affair, attended by close family members, friends, and relatives".The marriage was fixed with mutual consent after both families met in Aligarh.“Rinku and Priya have known each other for some time. They met through Priya’s friend’s father, who is a cricketer himself. With the blessings of both families, they decided to get married,” the would be bride's father told mediapersons.
But who exactly is Priya Saroj? Born on November 23, 1998, in Karkhiyaon village of Varanasi, Priya Saroj is a young Indian politician and lawyer. At just 25 years old, she created history in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by becoming the second youngest MP elected to the lower house of Parliament, representing the Machhlishahr constituency in Uttar Pradesh.Priya comes from a political family. Her father, Tufani Saroj, is a veteran Samajwadi Party leader, a three-time MP, and currently an MLA from Kerakat. Her political journey began when she actively campaigned for her father during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, marking her public debut in politics.
Priya completed her schooling at the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute in New Delhi and pursued a degree in Arts from Delhi University. She later earned her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Amity University, Noida, giving her a strong foundation in both politics and law. In the 2024 general elections, Priya Saroj contested from Machhlishahr (Jaunpur district) on a Samajwadi Party ticket and defeated BJP’s Bholanath Saroj by a margin of 35,850 votes. Her victory signaled a generational shift in the party and underlined her appeal among young voters.
Priya is now set to get engaged to Rinku Singh, the popular Indian cricketer known for his power-hitting in the IPL and for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Rinku made his international debut in August 2023 and has steadily gained a reputation as a dependable middle-order batsman.
According to reports, Priya and Rinku were introduced by a mutual friend, whose father is a former cricketer. Their families approved the match earlier this year, with a roka ceremony held in January. The wedding is reportedly scheduled for November 18 in Varanasi, at the luxurious Taj Hotel.
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